Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-04-22
Local BreyitIes.

April showers have been frequent and
heavy his week.
Tuesday was d quiet day in town, and
no psUllc business Was Transacted.
4 battalion dri will be new feature of
the Howard Riflrs's mauoeuyres that will
be shortly introduced 10y Capt. Wilmer.
Qdintoleo-The great Malaria. Fever
and A,ue Remedy. Reliable. safe and
Efficient. Price 50 cents per bette. For
sale by al Druggists.
The board Of school commissioners will
meet next Tuesday 10 receive teachers re-
ports The teachers will receive their
quarterly salary later in the week,
Rember the shooting match that is to
take place here next Friday, the 29th In
slant. We want some ood mark.men to
attend to Uphold the credit OF Charles in
the contest.
Notwithstanding the many rumors that
have been circulated of la there has as
yet been no step taken toward improving
or building at Chspei Point, looking to
its opening his summer
Dr. Geo O. Monroe. al Waldorf has
been drawn as one of the Jurors in the
United States circuit court, which con
veues for the spring term in B i imore on
Tuesday next, the % b lbs ant
Mr.. Rufus Robey hss been appointed
magistrate for the 9ih district 10 complete
the quota aHnwed II that district under
the law. His commission is IN the clerks
Office here awaiting his qualification.
The sudden cold s,ap we experienced
cary IN this week was no doubt occasion
Ell by he severe snow storms which pre-
vailed throughout fennsylvanis, and in
other sections of the North, about that
time.
Ca last Monday we were visited with
he worst. II not the first. thunder storm
of the year. The vivid lightning and he
loudly reverJ.r .tiug thunder which was
prolonged IN this neighborhood, made he
timid quake with lear.
\ body of woods caught fire. IT is sup
posed by spark from the locomotive, jgst
above Charlotte Hs |. last week 4 large
extent of territory was burnt over and
about six thousand chestnut rails were
destroyed the losers being Messrs W +.
tate OF l.. II. Canter.
There is a sand dredging machine 90
the fafs In the Potomac just sbove Gly-
=; iiii a6(fliinf ~ jl ~ II i11t 1u6ui lnulnil
SN.SSs. 49, ssklnG ssas. NUN q.
bottom OF the river, clearing snd drying
II ard sending IL Tn Washintou ~ tie used
fer the purposes of masonry. This is IN
improvement on the old plan oi ob' mi og
sand from the beech and will Gu off the
reyesues which some OF the riparian pro.
prietors used TO obtain from this source
About $50 600 herring and 1000 shad
have been received al FIshtnwn sIace Sat.
urday. Herring sod at from 81 so to -
per thousand and shsi at from $40 TO SiJ
per hundred. That his is he market tor
herring is shown every day. as these fish.
which are raken To Washington in the
hope that higher prices " i'll he paid there,
have to be broush, back here in large
quan'iti's aRd so d. -ii,rIn3rn GGsS';e
of Tut.iay.
/ Judge j. Harris Stonestrert who vas :
Lieutenant II Dement'S battery ui Con.
iedcrae artillery, SAYS that the note We
clipped from an Alexandria eNCh ange last
week. which r,ferrs Il To the capture al
/ Captain Dsment while "nn iurluugh" was
incorrect in that respect lie says that
the Captain Was sitting in court martial
just outside the lines, when the whole
court martial was surprised hy ID .hlgrsn' 5
raiders and made prisoners. C,pt De-
ment, having been an old schoolrn.te oi
Gen. Dahlgren. Was for that reason invited
To ride 10y his side. and not To- keep off un-
/ friendly bullets AS has been charged.
While riding in this position he raiders
rode into the ambsscade of Confederate
infantry and the volley which killed ten
Dahlgrtn. killed the horse OF his prisoner
companion In the confusion which en-
sued the Captain made his Escape.